Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. For many gardeners, a shady, damp location presents ...

I must here disagree with Ms. Dickinson. Sure enough, a swamp has plenty of secrets, and snakes are one of their wonderful aspects. Visitors to swamps and other wetlands should learn to appreciate the ...

One of my favourite flowers at this time of year is the yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus, an understated Irish native perennial with both architectural and biodiversity value. It’s probably not that ...

Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...

The flower of a Yellow Flag Iris or Iris pseudacorus alien invasive plant. PHOTO: www.landscapeofus.com THIS week, Hillcrest Conservancy takes a look at the Yellow Flag Iris as part of its series of ...

Our earliest bearded irises have started blooming just in time to add color to the garden as the last of the spring flowering bulbs are fading. As such, they occupy a valuable niche in the flower ...

Currently in my yard there are two pots of irises that I bought at a roadside table. I certainly didn’t need them but there’s just something about their fragrant fragile blossoms of spring. Irises ...

Bearded iris are eye-catching, low-maintenance flowers that thrive in Ohio gardens. Learn how to plant and care for them.